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Scientists vs. Public Opinion
A data-driven look at how scientists view some of the most important issues facing humanity compared to the general U.S. public, according to surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center.
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Natural Resouces
A video titled "Natural Resources" which discusses the population's strain on natural resources.
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Designing Healthy Communities & America's Family Farmers - HOOP Hothouses
Growing and buying food locally can be difficult in places like Michigan where the ground is covered in snow 9 months out of the year. But with HOOP greenhouses, Jeremy Moghtader is able to grow his own produce in Michigan 365 days a year.
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Going To Green Unit #5 - Renewable Energy
Examines the future of a variety of alternative sources of fuel.
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How to Make a Solar Still
Howcast -If you ever run out of drinking water while you're hiking or camping, use a few lightweight materials and construct a still to purify the water in the ground.
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Large Filament Eruption On Sun That Was Captured By NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a huge filament eruption in multiple wavelengths.
Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/SDO | edited by Ste
ve Spaleta
Music: Floating, Floating by August Wilhelmsson /...
Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/SDO | edited by Ste
ve Spaleta
Music: Floating, Floating by August Wilhelmsson /...
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Comet A3 Photobombs Sun Observatory During Powerful X-Flare
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) has come within the sights of the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. The spacecraft captured a coronal mass ejection generated from a powerful X1.8-class solar flare.
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See Spacecraft Views: Sun Blasts Massive X4.5-Class Solar Flare
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an X4.5-class solar flare. See views in multiple wavelengths here.
Footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams, helioviewer.org | edited by Space.com's...
Footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams, helioviewer.org | edited by Space.com's...
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5000 Comets Discovered Using Space-Based Sun Observatory
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Watch 100,000-Mile-High Solar Prominence Soar Above Sun
The impressive footage was captured by Mark Johnston from his backyard in Scottsdale, Arizona.<br/>
Credit: Ma<b<br/>r/>rk Johnston
Music: A Rising Sun by Alan Ellis / courtesy of Epidemic Sound
Credit: Ma<b<br/>r/>rk Johnston
Music: A Rising Sun by Alan Ellis / courtesy of Epidemic Sound
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Lagos, Nigeria: Western Africa's Megacity
Lagos, Nigeria is the largest city in Africa with over 22 million people, facing big challenges like a fast-growing young population, poor infrastructure, and rising sea levels. But with strong leadership from Governor Akinwunmi Ambode...
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The Future of Ocean Exploration
Deep sea mining, seafloor vents, underwater drones, bioluminescent sharks, and the disturbing effects of ocean acidification highlight the near future of oceanographic discovery.
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Mission to Mars: Future Megaprojects
NASA has a three-phase plan to send humans to Mars by 2040, including building new spacecraft, testing deep-space missions, and learning how to live on the Red Planet. Alongside efforts by private companies like SpaceX, NASA is working...
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Atlanta's Super Bowl LIII Stadium
Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium is the most expensive stadium ever built. The $1.6 billion price tag was driven by a spectacular retractable roof design, an LED video board that is by far the world's largest, and the pursuit of LEED...
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Solving Climate Change with Research, Development, and Civic Action
To fight climate change, countries need to support research, recruit science experts, and help companies develop clean technology through partnerships and government programs. Citizens also play an important role by staying involved in...
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How to De-Carbonize Methane, Cement, and Industry
Making things like cement, steel, and chemicals uses a lot of energy and is one of the hardest parts of the economy to clean up. A big problem is that about half the energy is wasted as heat, but better factory design and using things...
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How More Water Vapor is Causing Extreme Weather
As the planet warms, there's more water vapor in the air, which makes storms stronger and causes heavier rain and snow. This extra heat and humidity can also make it dangerous to live in some places, especially at night when bodies can’t...
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How Clever Urban Design & Transit Cut CO2 Emissions
One of the best ways to cut pollution from transportation is to make cities easier to walk or bike in and to improve public transit, like Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), which is cheaper than building subways and still very effective. Cities...
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Exploring Carbon Pricing Methods
California’s cap-and-trade program is seen as the most successful way to put a price on carbon in the world. It uses a market system where companies buy and sell permits to pollute, but there's a minimum price to keep costs from dropping...
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Category 6 Hurricanes?: How Extreme Jet Streams Are Wreaking Havoc
The Arctic is warming quickly, and this is changing the jet stream—a strong wind high in the sky that affects weather. The jet stream is becoming slower and more wavy, which causes extreme weather to last longer, like very cold winters...
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The World-Changing Potential of Clean Energy in Africa
The tremendous growth happening in Africa presents humanity with a once-in-a-species opportunity: to make (nearly) an entire continent skip development of dirty fossil fuels, and be powered by renewable energy instead.
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How Governments Encourage Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles
Burning coal and natural gas to make electricity causes the most pollution globally, but policies like feed-in tariffs and renewable energy standards help encourage the switch to wind and solar. Texas has been successful in growing clean...
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Arctic Warming: A Very Bad Positive Feedback Loop
The oceans are very important in climate change because they take in almost 90% of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases and a lot of carbon dioxide. This makes the oceans warmer and more acidic, which has led to record-low sea ice,...
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Role of Solar Energy in Alberta
Role of Solar Energy in Alberta. This is a clip from the Simba Creative documentary, Without Leaving Anyone Behind.